QUINSY


Meaning of QUINSY in English

— quinsied , adj.

/kwin"zee/ , n. Pathol.

a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.

[ 1300-50; ME quin ( e ) sie quinancia, LL cynanche kynánche sore throat ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .